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Andy and Dani talk about the goddamn election. Andy fights Dani for calling Somerville a suburb of Boston, Dani says the word “excited” and “happy” about a thousand times, Andy tries not to be cynical, and both are ready to move to the next stages of their anxieties. 

Andy and Dani talk about The Princess Bride by William Goldman. Is Humperdink Lord Farquaad? Andy would marry The Albino, kill The Count, and f*ck Humperdink, would the Princess Bride band be flamenco or rock, and once again the importance of Taco Bell is discussed.

Andy and Dani talk about Halloweens past. Dani lived in a haunted house, the new hit TV show ghost squirrels, Andy refuses to shave his beard for costumes, and Dani’s costumes weren’t the most age-appropriate.

Andy and Dani talk about The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. After some technical difficulties, Dani’s mic makes her sound extra spooky, Andy doesn’t know his feels about unreliable narrators, Dr. Montague is Daddy Summer camp, Mrs. Montague SUCKS, and who on earth pays the Dudleys?!? Sorry for the delay. The tech issue was as creepy as Hill House. 

Andy and Dani talk musicals after too many glasses of champagne. Christain Bale in Newsies was Dani’s first crush, Andy never-ever-ever wants to see Sound of Music ever again, Dani sadly belongs in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and everyone needs a good emo band. 

Andy and Dani read Wicked by Gregory Maguire. Dani comes in hot after a champagne brunch, what if Wicked was the only story of Oz, Liir is the saddest boi there ever was, Elphaba would be an Olympic curler, and Dorothy definitely has man hands.

Andy and Dani talk RomComs. Dani is very passionate about romantic reality TV shows, Andy guesses the plots to popular RomComs, and the Hallmark movie equation is finally cracked.

Andy and Dani read Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. Zahra has the best one-liners, who would play these characters in a movie adaptation, Dani majored in nouns and Vote Andy for President 2028.

Andy and Dani talk about the books they haven’t read but should have? McDonald’s cuisine is the best road trip food, Dani didn’t like being told what to read in school, Andy holds a 10-year grudge against the school cop who cut the power while he wrote an essay.

Andy and Dani read Lord of the Flies by ‎William Golding. Andy comes to terms that he is Piggy, these kids obviously never watched Naked and Afraid, and who would play these characters in a movie adaptation?

Andy and Dani argue over the best super powers. Is the power of flight overrated? Dani wants the power to predict the next big band and Andy wants the power to stop the effects of alcohol and hangovers.

Andy and Dani read Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi. This book has force behind every one of the 174 pages. The injustice of the prison system, what it means to have super powers, Dani has to drink every time she says “interesting,” and Andy is a smarty-pants.

Andy and Dani discuss their guilty pleasure reads, shows, and other things. Dani the farsighted four year old, Andy and His Pleasures, the new hit ska band, Tusk, and David Caruso. 

Andy and Dani read The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. Dan Brown is the ultimate English Major until someone else does the reading for class, Andy’s cat sneak attacks, and Granddads can still be Granddaddies .

Andy and Dani talk about breaking their reading habits and the habits of the book industry as a whole. How do we, as readers, diversify our book choice? Will Andy ever stop bringing up GoT? Will Dani ever read the Brontë sisters again?

Andy and Dani read Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor. Bad ass phoenix-dragons, sorcery, camel whispers and women should just run the world already. 

Andy and Dani watch and talk about Briarpatch the TV show. Who is chaotic neutral? Would you put your shopping cart away? Would Andy or Dani make the better drone driver?

Andy and Dani read Briarpatch by Ross Thomas.  The best “f*ck you” characters and “f*ck you” money, 2020 still sucks, and noir turns Dani into a heartless monster.

Andy and Dani talk through the difference between going to a big city high school vs a small town high school. Who runs the quad? The theater kids...? High school hierarchy, hot or not lists, and the importance of prom dates.

Andy and Dani read To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han. Dani hates how much word Daddy is used, Andy nopes through all the high school awkwardness, and the great cereal debate of 2020 begins.

It’s Andy’s Birthday! Andy goes over his top fantasy books and Dani pretends like she knows what’s happening. Introducing Andy’s Absolutely Outrageous Book Rating System: Tier 1: Best of the best Tier 1A: Best of the best but something missing Tier 2: Seminal texts to read Tier 3: Everything else

Andy and Dani read The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. Dani listens to the audio book instead of reading because she was lazy, sometimes an olive is just an olive, and the what-not-to-do-after-a-breakup book.

Andy and Dani talk about finishing different series books, TV, and movies. What makes the end of the series satisfying? Andy admits his love for Guy’s Grocery Games, Dani gets heated about Lost, and fan theories gone too far.

Andy and Dani finish the Wolf Hall trilogy with The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel. Andy and Dani create Cromwell’s dating profile, Christophe saves the day, and Henry VIII would be the ultimate Catfish in the 21st century. 

Andy and Dani talk through the quarantine process and how COVID-19 has changed the day to day. Dani has discovered her undying love and hatred for TikTok. Andy’s working on his relationship with Stella the sphynx cat.